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443 nuclear units are operating in the world, 53 units are under construction AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 06.11.2020 The current number of the operating nuclear power units in the world is equal to 443. These data are presented in the PRIS database supported by the IAEA. Another 53 units have the status of the being built one. Since the beginning of 2020, four units have been connected to the grid - "Tianwan-5" (China), "Barakah-1" (UAE), "Leningrad-2-2" (Russia) and "Belarusian-1" (Belarus). The construction was started on three new units - "Akkuyu-2" in Turkey and "Zhangzhou-2" and "Taipingling-2" (both China). Four units were permanently shutdown - "Fessenheim-1" and "Fessenheim-2" (both France) and "Indian Point-2" and "Duane Arnold-1" (both USA). Other news: Rosatom starts production of rare-earth magnets for wind power generation The first sets of magnets have been manufactured and shipped to the customer. Unit No. 1 at the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been brought to minimum control power Minimum control power level is reached when neutron flux is recorded in a reactor working at a level sufficient to sustain a fission chain reaction. WANO appoints Robert Gambrill as Director of WANO Atlanta Centre He has formally replaced Russ Brian. |
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